{"id":30517,"date":"2026-03-27T11:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.accevo.com\/?p=30517"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:19:49","slug":"imperial-brands-e-accevo-trasformano-leccellenza-produttiva-in-vantaggio-competitivo-su-scala-globale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accevo.com\/it\/news\/imperial-brands-and-accevo-turn-manufacturing-excellence-into-competitive-advantage-at-global-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperial Brands e Accevo trasformano l'eccellenza produttiva in vantaggio competitivo su scala globale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Accevo\u00a0MES platform now\u00a0live\u00a0across seven factories on three continents, delivering multi-million savings and setting the foundation for a fully digitalized, data-led manufacturing ecosystem.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A long-term strategic partnership between\u00a0Accevo\u00a0and Imperial Brands PLC, one of the world’s leading consumer goods companies, has been confirmed to digitalize and standardize Imperial Brands’ global manufacturing operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The partnership formalizes two years of close collaboration and marks a significant milestone in Imperial Brands’ broader Manufacturing Excellence and Imperial Operating System (IOS) transformation program. The\u00a0Accevo\u00a0platform is already live and delivering measurable value across seven Imperial Brands factories in Europe, the United States and Asia – with further rollouts planned across the global network.<\/p>\n

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The foundation of the partnership is the successful deployment of\u00a0Accevo’s\u00a0MES solution, designed to connect machines,\u00a0people,\u00a0and data in real time. The first phase of implementation focused on extended machine connectivity across Secondary department shop floors, edge-computing-based data acquisition and comprehensive\u00a0microstop\u00a0monitoring – giving factory teams instant, reliable visibility into line performance and the root causes of production losses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Imperial Brands’ teams now work with live operator guidance interfaces, real-time line-status dashboards and\u00a0LossTree\u00a0drill-down capabilities that enable rapid identification and elimination of unplanned downtime. The\u00a0implementation follows the “Stop the Stops”\u00a0methodology, operationalizing the principle of zero-loss manufacturing through standardized, data-driven performance management aligned to the company’s Manufacturing Excellence standards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At Imperial, we are transforming the way we manufacture - with data, technology and unified processes. By harmonizing our data and simplifying processes, we empower our people, strengthen decision-making and unlock the value of our global scale. Together with Accevo, we are building a connected manufacturing ecosystem - simpler, smarter and ready for the future. \n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The results already speak for themselves. In the first two years of the MES program, Imperial Brands achieved multi-million savings while improving both Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) across its operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A defining feature of the partnership is the deployment model.\u00a0Accevo’s\u00a0infrastructure is hosted entirely on Microsoft Azure,\u00a0operating\u00a0in a distributed, edge-computing architecture that enables rapid factory onboarding. New sites can be brought online quickly and consistently,\u00a0leveraging\u00a0a standardized global template – without the complexity and lead times associated with traditional, on-premises deployments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Despite the breadth and complexity of Imperial Brands’ global machine estate,\u00a0Accevo’s\u00a0platform has\u00a0demonstrated\u00a0the flexibility\u00a0required\u00a0to connect and\u00a0monitor\u00a0diverse equipment configurations – an area where\u00a0Accevo\u00a0brings deep domain\u00a0expertise\u00a0accumulated across decades of tobacco and consumer goods manufacturing deployments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At Accevo, our mission is to make factories faster and smarter. We connect machines, people and data - all in real time. Our deep machine connectivity expertise allowed us to seamlessly integrate Imperial Brands' complex and diverse machine estate - and build a reliable data foundation from day one. We are proud to support Imperial Brands on their journey to a simplified, data-led manufacturing ecosystem.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The long-term partnership extends well beyond machine monitoring. Building on the MES foundation, the roadmap progressively expands\u00a0Accevo’s\u00a0platform to cover the full scope of manufacturing operations – from digitalized daily management and paperless shop floor workflows to full integration with Imperial Brands’ enterprise systems. Each phase is designed to deepen the\u00a0single source\u00a0of truth across the global factory network, enabling more consistent decision-making, stronger operational\u00a0alignment\u00a0and the data infrastructure\u00a0required\u00a0for advanced analytics and AI-driven optimization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With one global standard, Imperial Brands' factories operate as a fully connected system - the same data, the same way of working, everywhere. By becoming truly data-led and partnering with Accevo, we Stop the Stops and build the operational discipline needed to drive real, measurable results across our entire manufacturing network.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Together, these capabilities will give Imperial Brands a unified digital backbone across its manufacturing network – standardizing data,\u00a0processes\u00a0and performance management from the shop floor to executive reporting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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About Imperials Brands:<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

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Imperial Brands PLC is a global consumer-focused company with a distinctive challenger role in the transforming tobacco and nicotine industry. Its portfolio spans combustible products, next generation products and smoke-free alternatives, with manufacturing operations across multiple continents.  
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About Accevo:<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

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Accevo\u202fdelivers IT solutions for manufacturing, building a Smart Factory ecosystem that connects shop floor automation and analytics with business systems.\u202fIts\u202fMES platform and modules for OEE tracking, traceability, paperless operations, and production planning provide full\u202fdigitalisation\u202fand real-time data flows. As part of the D\u00fcrr Group,\u202fAccevo\u202fcombines\u202fthe scale of a global engineering leader with the agility of an implementation-focused team.<\/p>\n

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